Richard Mason, the author of The World of Suzie Wong, did NOT have any involvement in Winter of Our Dreams. That should be credited, instead, to the Australian producer/director Richard Mason . The Trivia section is also partially incorrect. Only "The Wind Cannot Read' was based on his experiences serving with the RAF in Burma during World War II. "The Shadow and the Peak" is set in Jamaica.
The author of The World of Suzie Wong, he wrote five other novels, two as Richard Lakin: The Body Fell on Berlin, a mystery; The Shadow and the Peak, made into the film Passionate Summer; The Wind Cannot Read, made into a film starring Dirk Bogarde; Angel Take Care, another mystery; and The Fever Tree, a story of espionage set in India and Nepal.
His books "The Wind Cannot Read" and "The Shadow and the Peak" were based on his experiences serving with the RAF in Burma during World War II.